Template:Tl/doc

tl is the sister template to tls. It allows you to easily refer to a template inline. The long way round is to type   This is far easier. Just type template name and you're done. This is template is especially useful on talk pages or in the forum where you're discussing how best to edit a template.

If you need to indicate substitution of a template, use tls, instead.

Example
imagine the following snippet were posted to a forum thread:
 * Our infoboxes have far too many fields. -- User:Example
 * Perhaps, but I think infobox CD could be improved by adding a field for the long-form ISBN number. -- User:Sample